Abyaneh Village
ابیانه
A thousand-year-old red-earth village in the Karkas mountains, its red clay houses stacked up the hillside. Women still wear traditional dress, including white headscarves with small floral patterns.
Abyaneh lies in the Karkas mountain valley at an altitude of about 2,200 m. The whole village is built from red earth rich in iron oxide. Its houses are stacked in layers up the slope, with rustic carved wooden doors and windows. The villagers keep an ancient dialect and traditional costume. Older women wear long white headscarves with red flowers and full skirts. The village has the ruins of the Sasanian-era Harzeen Castle, a mosque and a small museum, and you can wander its lanes freely. It is about 80 km from Kashan via Natanz. A chartered car takes about 1.5 hours one way. It is often combined with the Natanz Friday Mosque as a day trip. Ask for permission before photographing villagers.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Qamsar (Rosewater Village)
- Jameh Mosque of Natanz
- Borujerdi House
- Ameri House
- Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
- Tabatabaei House
- Abbasi House
- Agha Bozorg Mosque